Kamal Haasan, Rahul Gandhi discuss Tamil pride
1 year, 11 months ago

Kamal Haasan, Rahul Gandhi discuss Tamil pride

The Hindu  

Being a Tamilian is the same as wanting to be a Maharashtrian, Telugu, or Malayali, we all have our pride, Makkal Needhi Maiam founder Kamal Haasan said in a one-on-one conversation with Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, after participating with him in the Delhi leg of the Bharat Jodo Yatra. When Mr. Gandhi asked about his view of the violence and the hatred that is being spread in the country, Mr. Haasan said, “It is a synthetic…reproduced…manufactured thing. We have to understand that this country prevails only with a plurality.” When Mr. Gandhi said that ‘Hatred is actually blindness and misunderstanding’, Mr. Haasan responded, “The worst form of the criticism is an assassination.” Mr. Gandhi then asked Mr. Haasan about what it means to be a Tamilian. This is the reason I am celebrating your walk.” Later, Mr. Haasan expounded on how he went from being a bitter critic of Mahatma Gandhi to an admirer.

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